As a network administrator, it's your responsibility to focus on the NetWare 6 network to ensure that it stays fine-tuned and in peak condition. In Chapter 1, "NetWare 6 Installation," and Chapter 2, "NetWare 6 Upgrade and Migration," we began our NetWare 6 CNE journey by building the cornerstone of your networkthe NetWare 6 server. Now it's time to supercharge the network.

Managing NetWare 6 remotelyNetWare 6 provides several utilities that enable you to manage your network even when you're off site. This discussion tackles Remote Manager, iManager, and iMonitor.

NetWare 6 Storage Services (NSS)One of the greatest demands you'll face is the need for more storage, larger files, more efficient file management, and faster volume mounting speeds. NSS is the answer. NSS is a file storage system that enables you to configure, mount, and maintain large volumes.

Storage Management Systems (SMS)SMS is actually a combination of related services that facilitate the storage and retrieval of data to and from NetWare 6 servers and workstations. We'll take a look at those services as well as some strategies and procedures for using them.

We have a lot of ground to cover, so let's get started.

Managing NetWare 6 Remotely

NetWare 6 has broken down the walls of the IT server room. As a result,
you're no longer trapped in the dungeon of server console administration.
In fact, NetWare 6 includes three very powerful management utilities that enable
you to securely administer your network anytime, anywhere:

Remote ManagerPreviously known as the NetWare Management
Portal, this utility provides all the functionality available at the server
console from a Web browser.

iMonitorProvides monitoring and diagnostic capability to all
servers in your eDirectory tree from a Web browser. Furthermore, iMonitor
enables you to manage your eDirectory tree from almost any platform, including
NetWare, Windows NT/2000, Solaris, Linux, and Tru64 Unix. iMonitor uses Access
Control List (ACL) and HTTPS technology to ensure secure transactions.

iManagerA Web-based browser tool that will eventually provide the
same management capabilities as NetWare Administrator and ConsoleOne. (NetWare 6
includes a prerelease version of iManager.)

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Although iManage was the name of the product prior to Service Pack 1, the
term iManager is used in both the official Novell courseware and on the
certification exam.

In this lesson, we'll learn how to use these three anytime, anywhere
administration tools to break the shackles of server-based management. Now
let's start with the most robust of the three: Remote Manager.